I tried and failed

I tried to copy and paste the friday fill ins like I usually do but for some reason it won't let me paste so no friday fillins today. Since my parents have gone home we haven't done much. Just trying to catch up with things at home. We had Sheila's IEP meeting at school and she has mastered all her goals from last year and has new ones. In March we will meet to discuss whether to put her in half day regular kindergarten, half day in an ESE classroom or just a full day in an ESE classroom. She is afraid to do things wrong and instead of asking for help she will just shut down and not do anything so she might need a little more one on one attention next year as well until she gets to the point where she can ask for help.

Kimberly is pretty much sleeping through the night. Most nights she goes down at 9 and is up at 5. So nice to have her already doing that. I figured with a fully breast fed baby I would still be getting up 2-3 times a night at a month old. She actually slept through the night quicker than my other two children who got both formula and breast milk.

Timmy is still my huggy kid. I have to remind him to be gentle with his baby sister since he loves to kiss and hug her and sometimes his hugs are a little tight.

I am looking forward to seeing New Moon this weekend. We plan on going to an early show tomorrow since Kimberly sleeps best in the morning and early afternoon. I just checked show times online and today they have shows starting at 10. Not sure if they will tomorrow so we will have to wait until then to see when we are going.

The Primary sharing times are changing for next year. No longer will they be in the Friend but the sharing time booklet is more detailed. The President volunteered our Primary to be a test one for this format so she will be doing Sharing Time this week and I get a break.

Butterflies

We also took my parents down to Saint Marks lighthouse to see the butterfly migration. Ray's parents joined us. Unfortunately the big swarms had already come through but there still was several around. This is a resting place for the butterflies before they make the trek across the Gulf to Mexico for the Winter.

Timmy enjoyed rolling around in the sand on the small beach there.

We try to go every fall and somehow we always miss the swarms. Next year we will start calling in early October. Sheila loves butterflies and I know she would love to see them when they just cover the trees.

Falling Waters Picnic and Park

We also took my parents out to Falling Waters state park for a picnic and to do the nature walks. The kids also played in the park. When we got there two buses full of elementary students were there swarming over the playground so we decided to have our picnic first. I nursed Kimberly first in the van so my family picked out the table. Once I got over there a bee attacked me and wouldn't leave me alone. I am not fond of bugs. Usually I don't mind them when they are outside because I can just move away from them. But when I am eating it is not convenient to have to move. Needless to say I didn't eat much. My plate got picked up by a rogue wind and dumped my salads on the table. My drink got invaded by the bee. My family laughed at me when I would run away from the table. I finally just threw away the rest of my food and we took the kids over to the playground to play. They had to compete with all the students for about 15 minutes and then the students left. The kids enjoyed the swings most. And wouldn't you know it another bee started to terrorize me while I was watching the kids play.

After awhile we talked the kids into going on the nature walks to see the sink holes and the waterfall. I went back to the car to nurse Kimberly and then laid back while they went on the other nature trail out to the lake. Afterwards they let the kids play again in the playground. The weather was nice and besides the bee attack it was a fun day.

Miniature Golfing with Papa and Grandma

My parents wanted to go miniature golfing while here since they don't have any around where they live and we have tons of courses. We went to one of our favorites, Pirates Island.

Timmy and Sheila enjoyed playing. They would play the hole first and then go on to the next hole while the adults played. One hole was multilayered so the hole went through to the next level. When Sheila saw that it had no bottom and didn't realize that the ball would go through but that it would be lost forever she came to us and said, "It's broken. It's broken. Sorry." Then proceeded to block the hole to prevent us from losing the ball. We had to show her that the ball would go through to another level. Then Sheila and Timmy couldn't get enough of that hole.

Kimberly enjoyed the time in her car seat. She slept the first half of the course but then she was happy during the second so we were able to play the whole thing before she decided it was time to eat.

Kimberly's blessing

We blessed Kimberly on November 8th. I knitted the outfit and have actually had it done for years. I have a crocheted one done as well so if we have a third girl we will be prepared. I took the pictures of just her before church so she was more cooperative.

Here, not so much. With her brother and sister.

Our family.

Grandma and Granddad Dudley

Grandma and Granddad Walden

Trick or Treating

We just went trick or treating around our neighborhood. This year not as many neighbors were participating but the kids still had fun. They went to about ten houses on our loop. We didn't do the whole subdivision like most people do. They had lots of candy though from Sheila's school party, trunk or treating, and then trick or treating.

Carving Pumpkins

Visit

In just a few hours we will be picking up my parents from the airport. We are all excited. It has been almost 3 years since they have been here and just over two years since we have seen them. Now if we can just get Sheila to school without a fight.